Show TAfT ACCEPTS 4 IN Promises to Follow in the Footsteps of Roose Roosevelt velt veIt and Goes Far Beyond Re Republican Republican publican Platform Despised d La Follette Plank for Physical Valuation of Railroads ds Endorsed by the Chicago Nominee Cincinnati July Standing on a platform In front of or the theold theold old colonial portico of his brothers home Judge W H Taft at noon to today today day accepted tho nomination of or the Republican party part to bo be Us its candidate for lor the presidency The quaint old residence of Charles P Taft once In Inthe Inthe the outlying residence section of the tho city but now almost swallowed up by bytho bythe the tho big business buildings that have av surrounded It was the center of or a at m unequalled In t history Political leaders from fromAr Ar r and near gathered to give the af ar affair fair Its political significance while from tho city and surrounding sub suburbs suburbs the friends neighbors and ad admirers admirers of or Judge Taft among his own townspeople turned out In numbers and without regard to party affiliation u Made a Holiday The notification of tho candidate was modo the occasion of or a holiday from early carly morning The downtown streets were filled with great throngs waving flags shouting and moving in a seem seemingly seemIngly endless stream toward the Taft residence at Fourth and Pike streets The thoroughfares In front of or the old homestead where Judge Taft will make his campaign headquarters September and October were fairly choked with the early arrivals and the thes s platoon of ot police stationed In the tho j A had all wi it could do to keep way open for the guests and mem members bers b of the notification committee who were provided with seats scats on the big front porch and with standing room on the tho spacious lawn Notified by Senator Warner Senator William Warner Varner of Mis Missouri post past of ot the G A H R headed the notification com committee committee which consisted of or a member of every state territory and Island pos possession possession session of the nation The representatives representatives of the committee were chosen from the delegation attending the nom nominating nomInating convention at Chicago There here also were present pr members rs of ot the national committee including Frank H Hitchcock who vho made a n fly flying flying ing trip to Cincinnati en route from Chicago to Washington and New Xe York The day was clear and very warm with the slightest of ot breezes blowing In from the hilltops The standing guests and the in the streets however seemed not Co 0 mind the scorching rays of tho sun Cut It Short But Judge Taft had blue penciled his speech for tor purposes of ot delivery and not omitting any of ot the Important Important tant declarations he eliminated ell from the tho speech many of ot the explanatory and detailed statements which ap appeared appeared In the manuscript given out for publication Senator Warners speech of notification notification tion was waR brief and when he had con concluded concluded speaking there was wa an enthusiastic enthusiastic outburst of or cheering as Judge Taft stepped forward After formally accepting the nomination tendered by bytho bythe the tho chairman of the notification com committee committee Judge Taft launched at once without picture apostrophe or any at attempt attempt tempt at oratory Into the very ery essence of ot hi hl declaration of or principles the first portion of oC his remarks being a declara declaration declaration tion that Republican an strength lies In a maintenance of or the Roosevelt principles principles ples Burden of His Song He dwelt at some length upon what e president pr has haq done In the line of oC reform and declared the chief function of or the next administration to be a clinching of ot what already alread has been ac accomplished accomplished He asserted In comparing the platforms of or the tho two old parties that the Republican declaration Is pro progressive progressive and regulative while the Dem Democratic Is radical and destructive Judge Taft discussed trusts labor In Injunctions Injunctions junctions the physical ph valuation of railroads the tho currency the postal sav savings sa ings banks which he declared were vere preferable to the Democratic plan of or government guarantee of ot deposits pub lI oC o campaign contributions and all other Issues s which he regards as per pertinent pertinent in the coming campaign campal Conclusion of Speech Ho He concluded with the declaration that as between the thA two to old parties the difference consisted of or tact fact that with Republican success there would be prosperity with Democratic victory there would be disaster When the final address was finished there th re was was a procession of ot local and vis visiting visItinG marching clubs militia and vari various arl arlous ous civic organizations From an Im Improvised reviewing stand on the side sidewalk sidewalk walk Judge Taft reviewed the passing hosts Automobile rides this afternoon a reception for the visiting politicians at atthe atthe the Cincinnati Country club and an elaborate fireworks display tonight brought the ceremonies of ot notification day to an end Senator Warners Speech Mr Taft You iou are ale of oC course not unaware that Mr Ir term as all president of the United States will ex cx expire pire on tho March 4 1303 that the po political political parties of oC our country are per perfecting perfecting their organizations preparatory to presenting to the people at the general election to be held In November next their respective candidates for tor that high office of rIco that the Republican party In na national national convention composed of oC delegates representing every state and territory and the outlying possessions of ot the United States assembled at Chicago on Juno June 16 to 19 inclusive has completed Its deliberations deliberations that It has outlined and sub submitted submitted to the citizenship of oC the republic for consideration and adoption govern goern governmental mental policies which It confidently be believes will bo of the service to the nation In her every part if that It has from among Its strong and experienced statesmen men whose service to the pub public public lic has demonstrated their worthiness In clearness of oC character devotion to the country and the welfare of ot the Indi Individual vidual citizen and with full tull understand understanding ing of or the nations needs In her highest and best aspirations selected you ou as Its candidate for president the highest honor that can be conferred by this constitutional constitutional republic and I would therefore add tho most exalted political office on this earth and the committee which you ou see before you whose chairmanship 1 have the honor to hold In the temporary absence from the United States of or the Hon Henry Cabot Lodge of oC Massachusetts permanent chairman of oC the Republican Republican lican national convention now tenders to you OU at the direction of that convention the formal nomination of oC the Republican party for the presidency of the United States and I hand you ou an copy of ot the platform of ot policies adopted by b that convention Respect of the Party I cannot sir complete the discharge of this most agreeable duty dut without assur assuring assurIng ing you ou of ot the high respect In which you ou are held not only by those of ot your own political faith but by your our fellow citi citizens citizens zens without regard to the party part of their admiration of your ability manifested throughout your service of knowledge of oC the preparation which you will bring to the discharge of ot the high and difficult duties of president of ot their belief In your deep conviction of the equal equality equalIty ity of all men before the law and In Inthe Inthe the practical application of that prin principle principle ciple by any administration of at which you youma may ma be the head the rule by which every even act of Mr Ir Roosevelt as president president dent has been squared which has won for him the confidence and respect of his countrymen throughout the land and which has brought to him at all times their unquestioned and earnest support It was his universal application of ot this rule which caused his party part In national convention to pay him the following Just and splendid tribute of ot approval Praise for Roosevelt His administration Is an epoch in American history In no other period since the national sovereignty was won under Washington or preserved under Lincoln has there been such a mighty pro progress progress gress In those Ideals of government which make for Justice equality and fair deal dealIng dealIng Ing among men The highest aspirations of oC the American people have found voice Their most exalted represents the best alms and worthiest purposes of at all his countrymen American manhood has been lifted up to a nobler sense of oC duty and obligation Conscience and courage In public station and high standards of oC right and wrong In private life Ufe have been the cardinal principles of political life Capital and labor have been brought Into i closer relations of ot confidence and Inter Interdependence Interdependence dependence and the abuse of wealth and the tho tyranny ot power and all evils and privileged favoritism have been put to scorn by the simple and manly virtues of Justice and fair play It Is gratifying to your to reflect that of oC that administration you ou have been a conspicuous part vart as you yon were of oC the administration of or Mr whose accomplishments mark a national progress unsurpassed In all of oC our pre previous previous national life It therefore therdore gives me genuine pleas pleasure ure Mr Taft to present to you this for formal formal mal nomination from the Republican party whose hose governmental policies have for tor BO so long kept In balance the mighty forces of oC the nation and to whose con continued continued guidance of o the nation we have every reasonable right to believe that the thep people p ople are now looking Tafts Response Senator Warren and Gentlemen of ot the Committee I am deeply sensible of ot the honor which the Republican national com committee committee has conferred upon me In the nom nomination nomInation which you ou formally tender 1 I accept It with full appreciation of oC the re responsibility It Imposes Republican Strength In Maintenance of Roosevelt Policies Gentlemen tho strength of oC the Republican Republican lican cause ca se in the change at hand is the fact that we represent policies essential to the reform of ot known abuses to the tho continuance of or liberty and true prosper prosperity ity and that we weare are determined as our Continued on Page 6 n JUDGE TAfT IN LENGTHY SPEECH Continued From Page 1 platform unequivocally declares decare to t main maln maintain tan tain them and carry them tem on For more mon than ten years ears crr this country countr has ha I through an epoch of ot material far rr beyond any that has ever occurred In the world before In its Is course coure cerin evils crept In Some prominent and in influential members of ot the community by financial success and in n their theli hurry hum for greater wealth became lul ul of ot tho geater common rules of or business hon honesty esty and fidelity and of at the limitations ns Imposed st by law upon their action acton This became known The revelations of ot th breaches of at trust the disclosures as to tore ro rotates pates tates and discrimination trust by railways th the accumulating evidence of ot the violation ol ot I Ithe the antitrust law by a number of at cor corporations the of ot stocks stock and I bonds on Interstate railways for or the un unlawful unlawful lawful enriching of at directors and for the purpose of or concentrating control of or rail railways ri ways in n one management alt all quickened the conscience of the people and brought broughton on a moral morl among nong them that boded well wel for tho future of the country count I IThe What Roosevelt Has Done The man who formulated the expression of ot the popular conscience and who led the movement for tor practical pr reform was WIS Theo Theodore Theodore dore Roosevelt He laid down the doc doctrine doctrine trine that the rich violator of the law should be as a amenable to restraint and punishment as a the offender without wealth and without Influence and he pro proceeded by recommending legislation and an directing executive action to make that c utO acton principle good In 11 actual performance He secured the tho passage of or the rato effectively to restrain bill designed more bi excessive and fix reasonable rates and to punish secret rebates and nd discriminations seret which had been genf ral in the tho practice of the railroads and had done much to enable unlawful trusts to drive out of ot business their competitors It I secured I much closer supervision of nt railway trans tram transactions actions and brought within the operation of or the same statute express companies sleeping car companies fast freight and refrigerator cr lines terminal railroads and pipe lines and ad forbade In n future the com combination lne of ot the transportation and ship shipping shipping ping under ono onA control In order to avoid undue discrimination President Roosevelt directed suits to be brought and prosecutions to be Instituted ed under the antitrust law to enforce Its provisions against the most powerful Is of ot the tho Industrial corporations lie le pressed to passage the pure food law and the meat inspection tle law la tur in the tho Interest of ot the health lu of ot the public clean cean business bu meth methods methods and great ultimate benefit benett to the geat trades themselves He recommended the passage of at a n law which le the Republican approved convention has since specifically restricting the future Issue of stocks and bonds by interstate railways s to such as asma may ma be authorized by br federal authority He demonstrated to the people by b what he lie said by ll what he recommended to congress and ald by b what he did the sin sincerity of ot his efforts to command respect cerl for tor the law to secure equity of ot all an before the law laW and d to save the country countr from the dangers dan ers of a plutocratic government to toward toward o ward which WP wo were fast tending In Inthis Inthis this work Mr tr Roosevelt Ro has had the sup support support port and sympathy of the Republican par party part ty t and his chief hope of ot success In the present controversy r must rest upon the confidence which the people of ot the coun country countr try tr have In the sincerity of ot the declaration in Us platform that it In Intends Intends tends to continue the policies Necessary to Devise Some Means of Permanently Securing Progress I IMade Made President Roosevelt has set high the standard of ot business morality The rail railroad ri road rate rte bill bi was more useful possibly in the immediate moral effect of ot its It pas passage sage fage thyi th even in the legal le al effect of oC its It very vcr useful provisions From Its It enact enactment enactment ment dates the thc voluntary abandonment of at atthe the practice of ot rebates and discriminations by b the railroads and the return by their tons managers to obedience to law in Inthe the tho fixing of ot tariffs The pure food tood anil meat inspection laws and the prosecutions directed by b the president under the antitrust tons laws have had a similar moral morl effect In the general generl business community and have made It now the common practice practice tice for tor thc great Industrial corporations to co lt with the law with a view to keeping within its provisions It I has ha also had the effect of ot protecting and encouraging aging n ln small smal and competitive companies so fO that |